Napa Valley Open for Business

Despite the aftershocks, Napa Valley, California, and the surrounding counties report that the overwhelming majority of hotels, restaurants, shops, and wineries are open for business.  Weather is great, harvest under way, tourism is up.  Despite media claims, please don’t change your plans.  Best to double-check, if you have reservations, but local San Francisco Bay Area media reports business is back, despite the earthquake aftershocks, normal for California. Local TV news reports all schools are open Wednesday.

 

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Archives: August 27, 2004
Dash in waters of ABOT Refineries, Kuwait

My son Dash is in the first line, second from left, the one with mustache and tattoos.  Picture taken Tuesday, he writes, as in addition to his duties as an electrician this “team” boards vessels in the waters and inspects them for security purposes.

Then

(Iraq)

TODAY

(Not posed, taken by a shipmate, 
leaving Norfolk, Virginia, his home port)
Chief Electrician, USS Laramie
By email, he is in the Mediterranean delivering fuel oil
and aviation fuel and other supplies to US Navy.
I am very proud of him.
 Kit Menkin

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Classified Ads---Sales

(These ads are “free” to those seeking employment
or looking to improve their position)

Boston, Mass. Accomplished Sales & Relationship Management Professional with business development experience in the financial services industry. Recognized by market leaders as industry expert in Professional Practice financing, as well as Residential Mortgage Lending. Keen insight and understanding of transaction process and financial requirements of customer. Proven record of exceeding sales goals. deb.harold@hotmail.com

Work Remotely Business Development - Are you looking to enter/increase your Healthcare lending? Let me identify and qualify healthcare (all verticals) vendors, distributors, and end users who utilize leasing/financing as a tool to sell equipment for you. Many years experience - contact Mitchell Utz at mitutz@msn.com or  (215) 460-4483.

Free Posting for those seeking employment in Leasing:
http://www.leasingnews.org/Classified/Jwanted/Jwanted-post.htm

All “free” categories “job wanted” ads:
http://www.leasingnews.org/Classified/Jwanted/Jwanted.htm

 

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Are Accurint Reports a Consumer Credit Report?
Will This Change Their Use?
By Tom McCurnin
Leasing News Legal Editor

Recent Litigation Suggests That Most Accurint Reports Are Covered by the FCRA, Which May Give Rise to a Lessor’s Duty to Disclose the Accurint in a Credit Declination. Accurint Agrees to Modify Reports in 2015.

The bottom line to this class action is that the ubiquitous Accurint Report which we all thought was the poor man’s credit report, probably is a credit report and should be treated as such.

Berry v LexisNexis 3:11 CV 754 (E.D. Va. 2014)

The ever-present Accurint report—what would we do without it?  It’s cheap, easy to obtain, and provides invaluable information about the other side.  The user doesn’t need permission to run the report, qualifying as a user is super-easy, the subject doesn’t know the user has run the report, and there is little the subject can do to change the report.  More importantly, if a creditor runs such a report, and it takes a credit action on the report, there are no duties imposed on the creditor with respect to the Accurint report—because it’s not a credit report. 

Ahh, those were the good old days.  All this is about to change—for the worse. 

Over the past four years, there have been several lawsuits trying to establish that the LexisNexis product, Accurint, is in fact a consumer credit report, for four reasons:  (1) The entities ordering the reports must pre-qualify for receipt of credit information; (2) The entities must obtain consent from the customer to run the reports; (3) If credit is declined, the entity has specific duties under Regulation B relative to the contents of the report; and (4) Consumers have no means to contest inaccurate Accurint reports, a feature under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, but not available to subjects of an Accurint report.

Under FCRA and Reg B. all principal reasons for the credit declination need to be disclosed, to a maximum of four reasons., five if the fifth is too many credit pulls.

If information which contributed to the credit declination was found in a credit report, the creditor has to provide the applicant with the name of the credit report, the address, phone number and that the applicant has the right to obtain a free copy and can dispute the information in the credit report. 

Most of the cases have failed to have Accurint fall under these guidelines, due to the fact that there is no “credit” information in an Accurint report, only a compilation of public records. 

One case against LexisNexis in California failed.  Liberi v Taitz 2012 WL 10919115 (C.D. Cal. 2012) held that LexisNexis was not supplying consumer credit reports.  That case, by a “Birther” is currently on appeal.  I’m not altogether sure what the connection between Accurint and President Obama’s birthplace is, but I must confess I think the logic of most “Birthers” is flawed.

Another case was Adams v LexisNexis 2010 WL 1931135 (D. N.J. 2010) which held that the plaintiff could allege that LexisNexis was supplying consumer credit reports.  There was no specific finding in the case that it was doing so, although the case has some terrible dicta that might suggest that LexisNexis is a consumer credit reporting agency. LexisNexis quickly settled that suit on undisclosed terms. 

Berry Class Action Case

But in the Berry decision, the plaintiffs were more persistent, perhaps because a class action attorney fee settlement was the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The facts follows: 

Gregory Berry is a consumer residing in Virginia.  Berry alleged that LexisNexis is a consumer reporting agency and that the Accurint Report is a consumer credit report.  The complaint alleges that in 2004, LexisNexis split the report function into two entities, Accurint and Securint, the latter being governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.  However, the complaint alleged that the two reports are identical. 

The claim was that although there was no “credit” information contained in an Accurint report, the information could be used by credit professionals to make credit decisions.  The report has addresses, truncated social security numbers, bankruptcies (both inside and outside the 10 year bar date) and other information. 

The Complaint sought class certification.  Surprisingly, one of the classes is a class of consumers who sued in the Adams decision above, so the Berry decision resurrected the Adams class. 

Surprisingly, LexisNexis did not contest the allegations, and instead filed an Answer in June 2012.  The parties quickly entered into settlement negotiations, which were protracted.  Nine months later, in March 2013, the parties had inked a deal, and presented the settlement to the Court for preliminary approval.  It has since been modified but the essence of the settlement includes these deal points, all of which have been approved by the court:

• LexisNexis will split the product lines into two types, those reports covered by FCRA and those which are exempt.
• The FCRA governed report, to be called a “Credit and Collections Report” and will be available to credentialed users. 
• Other reports will be available to non-credentialed users which presumably will have less information.  

Thus, by LexisNexis’ own admission, which has been approved by the Court, the Credit and Collections Accurint Report is a consumer credit report.  What are the ramifications of this admission and settlement?

First, equipment lessors that order any Accurint Report may have to disclose, upon credit declination, the existence of the report and contact information for Accurint, so the customer may dispute the contents.  This is similar to current law for the contents of a consumer credit report.  I’m not sure that Accurint is presently set up for allowing consumers free access to its reports. 

Second, if an equipment lessor declines on the basis of an Accurint report and does not disclose the report and the contact information, it is subject to damages under the FCRA.  I’m not saying the lessor will be sued, only that there exists a possibility of such a suit, based on the facts of the Berry decision. 

Third, equipment lessors should expect that Accurint will modify its business model to only allow credentialed users access to the FCRA report, “Credit and Collections Report” within the next year. 

Fourth, non-credentialed users, like lawyers, are probably not at risk for using the reports and certainly will have safe harbor after the product line is split in 2015. 

The bottom line to this class action is that the ubiquitous Accurint Report which we all thought was the poor man’s credit report, probably is a credit report and should be treated as such.

The argument is that even though the report only contains public information, that information is used in credit determinations, and there is no way to dispute the contents of the report. 

Accurint Berry Complaint
http://www.leasingnews.org/PDF/AccurintBerryComplaint2014.pdf

Accurint Berry Answer
http://www.leasingnews.org/PDF/AccurintBerryAnswer2014.pdf

Accurint Stipulated Injunction
http://www.leasingnews.org/PDF/AccurintStipulatedInjunction2014.pdf

Tom McCurnin is a partner at Barton, Klugman & Oetting in Los Angeles, California.

Tom McCurnin
Barton, Klugman & Oetting
350 South Grand Ave.
Suite 2200
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Direct Phone: (213) 617-6129
Cell (213) 268-8291
Email: tmccurnin@bkolaw.com
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ELFA Reports July Business Fell 13% from June
But Historically this is Normal report Industry Leaders

Before looking at this as negative news, since the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) has been taking the MFLI-25, July has always been lower than the month of June; particularly this time when June was $9.0 billion. According to the records kept, there was never a July that was higher than June business.

 

John Boettigheimer
President
Centra Leasing, Inc

"While business was weaker than expected in July, we have seen an extremely busy August.  When you combine the July-August months and average them, they are much stronger than I would expect for typical Summer funding months."

 

Christopher A. Enbom
CEO
Allegiant Partners

 "July, 2014 was up from July of 2013, which is good news.  I do not, however, put too much emphasis on any given months’ total, but look instead to broader trends which are still positive."

David T. Schaefer, CLP
Chief Executive Officer
Orion First Financial

“It is common to see a slow down around the summer months as small business owners and others enjoy their vacations.  The modest year over year growth is still a bit disappointing as we have seen higher growth in the last few quarters.  We still remain optimistic about continued growth but expect lower than what you would expect coming out of a recession.”

Elaine Temple
President
BancorpSouth Equipment Finance

 “The month-over-month drop in new business volume was expected as business volume is typically lower in July and August.  The year-over-year growth of 4 percent is encouraging and reflects that the economy is in a recovery, but a slow recovery.”

Allan Levine
President
Madison Capital

"Madison Capital had a great summer. It has been the best in years. In short, both equipment and vehicle lines, from a direct lending basis, have been strong. And, there has been an uptick in Madison’s indirect business as well. Historically, we do a large percentage of business in the last 5 months of the year. If history repeats itself, this should be a record year."

Woody Sutton, CAE, ELFA President and CEO, summed it up, ""After a solid second quarter that saw an overall increase in U.S. GDP and strong business investment, new business volume in the equipment finance sector continued to hold steady in July. Credit performance is mixed: monthly delinquencies were up (as a result of a single respondent-outlier) but charge-offs remained at historically low levels. For now, most ELFA member companies report good, if not spectacular, growth, and conditions appear favorable for this to continue into the late summer and early fall."

 

ELFA June Charts

MLFI-25 New Business Volume (Year Over Year Comparison)
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Aging of Receivables:

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Average Losses (Charge-offs) as a % of net receivables
(Year Over Year Comparison)

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Credit Approval Ratios As % of all Decisions Submitted
(Year Over Year Comparison)

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Total Number of Employees
(Year Over Year Comparison)

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ELFA MLFI-25 Participants

BancorpSouth Equipment Finance
Bank of America
Bank of the West
BB&T Bank
BMO Harris Equipment Finance
Canon Financial Services
Caterpillar Financial Services
CIT
De Lage Landen Financial Services
Dell Financial Services
Direct Capital Corporation
EverBank Commercial Finance
Fifth Third Equipment Finance
First American Equipment Finance, a City National Bank Company
GreatAmerica Financial Services
Hitachi Credit America
HP Financial Services
Huntington Equipment Finance
John Deere Financial
Key Equipment Finance
LEAF Commercial Capital
M&T Bank
Marlin Leasing
Merchants Capital
PNC Equipment Finance
RBS Asset Finance
SG Equipment Finance
Siemens Financial Services
Stearns Bank
Suntrust
Susquehanna Commercial Finance
TCF Equipment Finance
US Bancorp Equipment Finance
Verizon Capital
Volvo Financial Services
Wells Fargo Equipment Finance

 

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Sales Make it Happen by Robert Teichman, CLP

Sales Isn't Just for the Salesperson

Finally, the equipment is verified, the deal is booked, the vendor and the salesperson are paid, and the documentation department closes the file. Now the customer will be the responsibility of the billing department for the rest of the lease. Right?

Wrong!

Success in the equipment leasing business depends on continuing to increase the number of transactions written. You can achieve that by writing many new deals, and constantly trying to find new customers, or you can reach the goal by developing and improving relationships you have already established.

Many salespeople in our business believe that equipment leasing is a "deal" business. It isn't. It is "relationship business." Studies have proved time and time again that it is far easier and less costly to sell to existing customers than to develop new ones.

But how do you maintain relationships when most companies buy equipment only occasionally? Certainly, you stay in close touch with your customer. You call your contact person often. You know when the company makes decisions on its capital budget and you contact them then. But did you know that your documentation officer can be your best friend? After all, it is usually the documentation person who is the last one to talk to your customer when the lease is booked.

Since some leases take considerable time to close, your customer may have decided to get some more equipment by then. During the last conversation when the lease closes, the documentation officer could ask if the customer is satisfied with the service, and could then ask if the customer has any additional equipment financing needs. You might be surprised to learn that more equipment is on its way.

Sometimes we lose sight of the fact that selling is not limited to the salesperson. Closing a deal requires the cooperation of Sales, Credit and Documentation. And while the salesperson acts as the Relationship Manager, the other members of the Production Team do their part to help retain the customer's good will and promote future business.

In a successful equipment leasing company, everybody sells.

Bob Teichman, CLP
Teichman Financial Training
"Education & training for leasing and financing personnel"
BoTei@aol.com
Tel: 415 331-6445

(Associate Editor Ralph Mango writes: to underline Bob’s very relevant point, when I was at AT&T Capital Leasing Services, I was part of an AT&T Capital team in ’94 looking to implement plans to improve the customer experience.  Among our findings was the fact that over 80% of customer interactions were with non-sales staff, very few of whom had been trained in customer relationship technique.  We quickly undertook the requisite educational and sensitivity training that resulted in significant increases in existing customer volume across an increased number of AT&T business units.)

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Leasing Industry Help Wanted
 

 

Collector, Atlanta, GA Experienced, calling 11-90 day delinquent customers, assisting Asset Re-marketer with delinquency reporting, weekly reporting to home office. Sales, Chicago, Atlanta Work out of main office and satellite. Heavy phone sales calling on both independent dealers and end users (cold/warm calling), marketing, weekly reporting to management. Outside territorial salespeople will also be considered. Contact: Michael Testa 312-881-3133 mtesta@secondcityleasing.com www.secondcityleasing.com Financing for Commercial Truck & Trailer, Exotic, High Line, Vintage & Classic Automobiles, Taxi, Livery & Paratransit

For information on placing a help wanted ad, please click here:
http://www.leasingnews.org/Classified/Hwanted/Hwanted-post.htm 
Please see our Job Wanted section for possible new employees. 

 

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Leasing Portals
(Business to Business including Finance/Leasing)

One site is free, the other two require a subscription for "leads" or "sources." Portals were the original browsers that are now much broader, such as Google or Yahoo. They basically link users to other reference sites. These portals are aimed specifically at business sites and network.

bizwiz.com
businessfinance.com 
capital-connection.com 
clearlease.com

 

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California Governor Signs Bill Requiring "Kill Switch"

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill, the first in the country, to require opt-out "kill switches" on smartphones. As of July 15, 2015, all smartphones to be sold in the State of California are required to have them.  The bill was introduced by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco). It was originally part of New York Attorney General Erick Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon to make it mandatory across the United States, in an effort to halt the theft of these devices. More than 3.1 million Americans had smartphones stolen in 2013, according to a Consumer Reports survey. Violent crime was often involved in personal thefts.

Several smartphones have a fingerprint switch, The state of Minnesota has a kill-switch feature, but it needs to be enabled by the user under default settings, whereas the California law has it mandatory. Most smartphones require a password. Surveys indicated the passwords are rarely used, as users state it often slows down the process.  

Telecompetitor.com recently reported that a new milestone in the worldwide market for smartphones was reached when 300 million units were shipped in the second quarter, a new record. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total 301.3 million units worldwide in 2Q, a year-over-year rise of 25.3 percent from 2Q 2013′s 240.5 million.

Dominating in terms of mobile OS, Android and iOS’ collective market share swelled to 96.4 percent in 2Q, IDC highlighted, “leaving little space for competitors.”  Whether the technology can be added to existing smartphones was not made public.

There are also programs that will protect smartphones/tables/laptops:
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Jul2014/7_15.htm#programs

 

John Kenny  Receivables Management • End of Lease Negotiations & Enforcement • Fraud Investigations • Credit Investigations • Asset Searches  • Skip-tracing • Third-party Commercial Collections john@jkrmdirect.com | ph 315-866-1167| www.jkrmdirect.com

(Leasing News provides this ad as a trade for investigations
and background information provided by John Kenny)

Use a Password Generator

This is primarily for computer, laptop and perhaps tablet users, as most smartphones will find the suggestion of having many passwords or as long as 15 spaces too cumbersome.

To prevent your passwords from being hacked by social engineering, brute force or dictionary attack method, you should notice that:

1. Do not use the same password for multiple important accounts.

2. Use a password that has at least 15 characters, use at least one number, one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter and one special symbol.

3. Do not use the names of your families, friends or pets in your passwords.

4. Do not use postcodes, house numbers, phone numbers, birthdates, ID card numbers, social security numbers, and so on in your passwords.

5. Do not use any dictionary word in your passwords.

6. Do not let your Web browsers (FireFox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, IE) store your passwords, since all passwords saved in Web browsers can be revealed easily.

7. Do not log in to important accounts using the computers of others, or when connected to a public Wi-Fi hotspot, Tor, free VPN or web proxy.

8. Do not send sensitive information online via HTTP or FTP connections because messages in these connections can be sniffed with very little effort. You should use encrypted connections such as HTTPS and SFTP whenever possible.

9. It's recommended to change your passwords every 10 weeks.

10. It's recommended that you remember a few master passwords, store other passwords in a plain text file and encrypt this file with 7-Zip, GPG or a disk encryption software such as BitLocker, or manage your passwords with a password management software such as iPassword Generator.

11. Turn on 2-step authentication whenever possible.

12. Do not store your critical passwords in the cloud.

http://passwordsgenerator.net/

 

 (Leasing News provides this ad “gratis” as a means
to help support the growth of Lease Police)

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Chart: The Top 10 Apps in the States
  Mobile Apps by Unique Visitors

According to ComScore, people use these apps so often that nearly 2 out of every 3 smartphone users fail to download a new app each month.

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Leasing News Icon for Android Mobile Device As an icon works on a computer, this one connects to www.leasingnews.com, which is designed for a portrait reading, versus a landscape (but can be read either way).  Open www.leasingnews.org in the mobile devicde, then click the link to download the icon. Your mobile device has a download section, as your computer does, find the .apk file and open it. It will be placed with all icons and you can drag it to your face or page you want on your mobile device.  You can also copy and email it to your email program on your mobile device, and download direct (you can also ask us to email to you, which you can download). ICON Link

 

Banks with the highest Texas ratios in Q2'14
SNL Financial Report
By Tahir Ali

By state, Georgia continues to hosts the most institutions with an adjusted Texas ratio above 100% at 33 as of June 30, three less than in the first quarter of 2014. Illinois ranked second with 20 institutions and Florida was third with 18 institutions.

The number of banks and thrifts with an adjusted Texas ratio above 100% continued to decrease in the second quarter, falling to 157 at June 30, compared to 181 in the first quarter. The median Texas ratio among those institutions above 100% also improved to 155.38% at June 30, compared to 156.14% in the prior quarter. Since hitting a peak of 510 institutions above the 100% mark in the fourth quarter of 2010, the count has fallen steadily every quarter.

A high Texas ratio does not imply failure, but the ratio is a good measure of a bank's ability to absorb future losses. SNL defines the adjusted Texas ratio as nonperforming assets plus loans 90 days or more past due — excluding delinquent government-guaranteed loans and other real estate owned covered by loss-sharing agreements with the FDIC — divided by tangible equity plus reserves. Institutions that reported negative tangible equity are excluded from the analysis.

Of the seven bank failures during the second quarter, five reported an adjusted Texas ratio above 100% in the quarter prior to failure. Berwyn, Ill.-based AztecAmerica Bank, posted an adjusted Texas ratio of 606.96% at March 31, while Cincinnati-based Columbia Savings Bank came in at 348.73%; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Valley Bank at 299.79%; Bel Air, Md.-based Slavie Federal Savings Bank (MHC) at 245.87%; and Moline, Ill.-based Valley Bank at 214.77%.

As of June 30, First City Bank of Florida reported the highest adjusted Texas ratio among active commercial and savings banks at 593.18%. However, this was down from 627.13% at March 31. The company's nonperforming assets fell by $3.0 million quarter over quarter and the bank reported a net income of $51,000, after six straight quarters of losses totaling $1.1 million.

Capitol City Bank & Trust Co. posted the second-highest adjusted Texas ratio at 590.96% at the end of the second quarter although this was a decrease from the first quarter's 614.14%. The bank reported an additional $1.3 million in adjusted nonperforming assets. However, this was offset by a $720,000 decline in adjusted loans 90 days past due and an increase in tangible equity of $537,000 quarter over quarter.

Meanwhile, Eastern Savings Bank FSB reported an adjusted Texas ratio of 571.92% for the second quarter, third highest on the list. The bank's adjusted nonperforming assets fell by $11.03 million in the quarter, which helped push the thrift's adjusted Texas ratio down from the 608.16% reported at March 31. The company has been steadily shrinking since the second quarter of 2010 when it reported $894.2 million in assets, compared to the $410.2 million it reported at June 30, 2014.

 

 

 

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North Mill Equipment Finance SVP Publishes Book
“The Attic and Other Stories:
A Collection of Supernatural Tales”

“The Attic” is a collection of 13 ghost stories and other supernatural tales by David Evans Katz, Senior Vice President, Capital Markets and Strategic Finance, North Mill Equipment Finance, a subsidiary of Colford Capital. Many of the stories have been published in print magazines such as All Hallows, the literary journal of The Ghost Story Society, Zahir – Unforgettable Tales, and Skyline Literary Magazine.  Four are published in this edition for the first time.

Print Length: 176 pages

The Attic is downloadable to all eBook readers (iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Android, etc.) and is available at Amazon.com and other eBook retailers.

Mr. Katz is also the author of the novels “The Real McCoy” and “Sin of Omission” (Koenisha Publications).

 

Poodle (Miniature)
Napa, California Adopt-a-Dog

DJ
ID#: 7303807
Breed: Poodle (Miniature)
Sex: Male
Color: White
Age: Adult
Size: Small 25 lbs. (11 kg) or less

DJ's Info...
I am already neutered, housetrained, purebred, up to date with shots, good with kids, and good with dogs.

DJ's Story...

DJ is a 6 year old male Miniature Poodle mix looking for a forever home. He is approximately 15lbs. He is neutered and up to date on vaccinations. He gets along with everyone!!! All his life he has lived with children...... ages 3-18 years. He is shy with new doggie friends but does well once he is introduced and gets used to them. DJ is a sweet little guy who loves to cuddle any chance he can get! His favorite hobbies are to play fetch, chew on his bones, take walks, and.... Cuddle (of course)

*COURESY LISTING WHISKERS TAILS & FERALS IS NOT THE CONTACT*
If you would like to know more about DJ or meet him, please contact Brett @ 707-815-4037 brettvieau@att.net

Rescue Group: Whiskers, Tails and Ferals
Pet ID #: 7303807
Phone: (707) 258-2287
Website:
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Address:
1370 Trancas St #206
Napa, CA 94558

Adopt a Pet
http://www.adoptapet.com/

 

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Classified ads—Back Office

Leasing Industry Outsourcing
(Providing Services and Products)

Back Office

Back Office: Atlanta, GA Let Tax Partners handle your sales and use tax compliance duties w/less risk and cost than in-house. Largest tax compliance firm in US E-mail:sales@taxpartners.com	Back Office: 58 Calif. counties Property tax, assessment appear representation and consulting, including hearing appearances. www.rpcpropertytax.com   Ken Sullivan 800-540-3900
Backoffice: Dallas, TX  Property Tax and sales and use tax administration services performance is guaranteed and we will save you time and money or our service is free. E-mail: info@osgsolutions.com
Back Office: Gig Harbor, WA Orion First Financial provides comprehensive lease/loan account servicing, collection/workout solutions and strategic advisory services. Contact David T. Schaefer 253-857-9610 dtschaefer@orionfirst.com	Back Office: Laughlin, NV 20 years experience on funder/broker sides. Looking for a relationship where I act as credit shop for smaller brokers when financial statements are involved. E-mail:batarista@laughlin.net
Back Office: National Property Tax Compliance Services to the leasing industry. Over 60-years experience and fifty Lessors as clients. References and free quotes available, 440-871-5484, E-mail gary@avptc.com	Back Office – National Spending too much time on processing credit applications, preparing lease documents and other administrative tasks and not enough time marketing and growing your business? Call us!407.964.1232 dee@leasebrokerassistant.com
Backoffice: New Rochelle, NY Proactive management/administration of commercial/consumer vehicle lease/finance portfolios covering insurance, titles, registrations, sales/property taxes, tickets, collections, accounting, vehicle disposition. Since 1975 E-mail: Barrett@BarrettCapital.com	Back Office: Northbrook, IL Our staff of CPA's and lease professionals can handle any or all portfolio responsibilities incl. portfolio mgmt, invoicing, sales/property/income tax, accounting, etc.  800-826-7070  E-mail: ngeary@ecsfinancial.com
Back Office: San Rafael, CA We can run your back office from origination to final payoff. 30 years experience in commercial equipment lease and loan portfolio management.  E-mail:gmartinez@phxa.com	Back Office - Portland, OR  Keep more of your hard-earned commissions! Middle-Market, Small-Ticket for brokers, nationwide, 20+years experience, negotiable splits. Contact us for more information at (888)745-9481 or bev@alliedpacific.net
Back Office -Portland  Portfolio Financial Servicing Company is a leading provider of private label primary and backup servicing for lease and loan contracts. 800-547-4905 sales@pfsc.com	Portfolio Servicing: Portsmouth, NH Servicing without all the subcontracting. Payments, billing, collection, legal, recovery, accounting, tax. Leading systems; highly recognized professionals. Call 855.EENGINE Web Site

 

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How to Post a free "Outsourcing" classified ad:
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News Briefs----

Boeing wins $8.8 billion BOC aviation order on Asian demand
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/boeing-wins-billion-boc-aviation-order-on-asian-demand/article_fd06260f-12a1-5b0a-803e-f5a58002b3aa.html

Mortgage delinquencies keep falling
http://www.ababj.com/component/k2/item/4857-mortgage-delinquencies-keep-falling

Compare Over 200 Credit Cards
https://www.creditcardinsider.com/credit-cards/

 

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--You May Have Missed It

Which State Would You Like to Live In
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SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer

The Keys to Conquering Cholesterol
Do's and Don'ts for a Healthy Heart
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/health_articles.asp?id=361

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Baseball Poem

Smallest Red Sox fans
With shirts too wide for shoulders,
named "ARCIAPARR."

--Kurt Blumenau, Emmaus, PA

The field is empty
The baseball game has ended
No more cheering crowds

--Mary Catherine Harmon, Milford, NY

Ball falls harmlessly
Dark October night cool, crisp
Last man coming home

--Patrick Lethert, Woodbury, MN

Bonds swings the maple,
Pac bell is a roar, the long
winter is no more.

--Perry Dugger, Madisonville, KY

My fifty-third spring;
Once again I carefully
Oil up the old mitt.

--Larry Bole, New York, NY

Pitchers and catchers
Report in February
Spring training begins

--James Bernhardt

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Sports Briefs----

Seahawks, Pete Carroll collectively penalized, fined for CBA violation
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2014/08/26/pete-carroll-fine-cba-seattle-minicamp/14646221/

Was USC player's heroic act a hoax?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/usc-coach-steve-sarkisian-said-program-is-vetting-the-validity-of-josh-shaw-heroic-story-182122229.html

 

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California Nuts Briefs---

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“Gimme that Wine”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJnQoi8DSE8

Most wineries not insured for quake losses
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/business/2586042-181/most-wineries-not-insured-for

Quake Cleanup Continues in Napa
http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?
section=news&content=137722

New York Grape Grower Survey Reveals Huge Losses
http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/grapes/new-york-grape-grower-survey-reveals-huge-losses/

Free Mobile Wine Program
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Feb2010/2_26.htm#mobile

Wine Prices by vintage
http://www.winezap.com
http://www.wine-searcher.com/

US/International Wine Events
http://www.localwineevents.com/

Winery Atlas
http://www.carterhouse.com/atlas/\

Leasing News Wine & Spirits Page
http://two.leasingnews.org/Recommendations/wnensprts.htm